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is an 8" x 2 5/8" (the size of the dmt stones) stone big enough to use as a flattening stone? my gut feeling tells me you want a stone that's larger than the stone you are flattening.

or is the...

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if the coarse stone leaves a well enough finish then i guess it would make more sense to go from extra coarse to coarse. use the XC to get the stone flat and use the...

what about using the fine stone rated at 600 grit? or is it unnecessary? after all some ppl go up to 1000 grit when lapping the norton

which mehod would be preffered:

to go from extra-coarse to...